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and we believe we can rigbtl}' claim that a measure of results has 

 come from the efforts. It has been purely a labor of love, or 

 rather perhaps of duty, on the part of the workers, they feeling 

 fully compensated if the people could be drawn together to imbibe 

 a measure of the inspiration which prompted their efforts. 



These efforts thus put forth we pride ourselves have brought forth 

 fruitful results. Under their influence orchards have enlarged their 

 borders and many enclosures otherwise of limited value and of little 

 income are now annually loaded with delicious fruit bringing to the 

 farm its needed revenue. 



But, ladies and gentlemen, the society realizes full well that the 

 work thus accomplished is not all that is called for. We are coming 

 on to, if not alread}' entered upon, an age ot specialities. This 

 calls for skilled workmen. Skill comes from training, which is only 

 an unused term for schooling. Here is a field of work broad and 

 deep that the societ}' has been able to enter upon only in its most 

 crude and bungling manner. Our day is calling for schooling in 

 fruit growing as it is in those other industries which go to fill the 

 measure of want demanded by a cultured people. It is not enough in 

 this age that our boys and girls be educated for the purpose merely 

 of knowing something. The demand is that they may therefore be 

 aided in doing something. The boy to-day who can only dig out a 

 Greek root or demonstrate a problem in the Calculus is no match 

 for him who can cover a field with luscious strawberries or hang a 

 tree with red-cheeked Baldwins. This is schooling that reaches 

 results which the great world of to-day cannot do without. Our 

 accepted definition of education needs modifying to correspond with 

 the day in which we are now living. 



This society possibly may not be so well equipped for this latter 

 class of work, but it can and should point out to other instrumentali- 

 ties that which is called for, and thus still make the organization 

 instrumental for good in this broader relation. This I am glad to 

 say the society is endeavoring to do. It is making itself cognizant 

 of what is going on in the great field of education among us, and is 

 disposed to use its influence to see to it that our horticultural interests 

 be accorded that measure of attention rightfully' their due. In this 

 connection it is pleased to recognize the introduction of horticul- 

 tural education at our State College, and purposes to aid in every 

 legitimate way all movements connected therewith promising to 



